BANGOR DAILY NEWS JUNIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT Tuesday, At Bar Harbor Kebo Valley Golf Club, Par 72 Overall winner: Jesse Day, Islesboro, 81** googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
BAR HARBOR – For the low-handicappers entered in Tuesday’s 19th Bangor Daily News Junior Golf Tournament, a round of golf should have been left for another day. In a way, it was. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
Resurgent Bangor should challenge two-time state American Legion baseball champion Orono-Old Town for the Zone 1 title this season, and there should be a real dogfight for the third and fourth places. That was the concensus of the league’s coaches, all of whom will be… Read More
GUILFORD – Matt Kinney smacked a pair of home runs and knocked in four runs to key Bangor to a 14-5 win over Penquis in American Legion play Tuesday. Tony Fernandez added a double and two singles for the Comrades, while Mark McEwen singled twice. Read More
LEWISTON – It is a basic conversation-starting question most of us would ask a sports legend. So I asked it. “What do you consider your greatest achievement?” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
Jerry Clapp has seen a large number of fish in his lifetime, and he has pulled his share into his boat. His personal creation, an artificial Atlantic salmon fly titled The Verdict, rates high with those souls who regularly plumb the Penobscot hoping to shake hands with a… Read More
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STRONG (AP) — A 61-year-old man was found dead of smoke inhalation in his apartment Tuesday morning after a fire apparently broke out in a living room couch and extinguished itself overnight, authorities said. The cause of the fire at the elderly housing complex was… Read More
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — A motorcyclist died Tuesday after speeding away from police and crashing into a utility pole, police said. Thomas Travis, 30, of Portland, was pronounced dead at Maine Medical Center in Portland after the accident on U.S. Route 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
MADAWASKA — The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service is increasing fees for certain applications starting July 14. Applications for naturalization will increase from $90 to $95, replacement alien registration cards will go from $70 to $75, and applications for certificates of citizenship will increase from… Read More
GREENVILLE — The Shaw Public Library will offer a five-part reading and discussion series on “The Land of Norumbega — Maine in the Age of Exploration and Settlement” at 7 p.m. Wednesdays, July 6 and 20, and Aug. 3, 17 and 31. The discussion series… Read More
HOULTON — The Houlton Town Council on Monday voted unanimously to reject a fact-finding decision pertaining to the town’s contract with its ambulance employees. Noting that the issue had been discussed previously by the council in executive session, council Chairman Michael McLaughlin said that the… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — Leaves are falling off trees on several Casco Bay islands and some residents and visitors there are breaking out in itchy rashes all because of the larval form of the brown-tail moth. The caterpillars have stripped two oak trees, four apple trees… Read More
The three remaining teams competing in the first international military kayak paddle were forced by dense fog and rough seas to beach their craft at coastal points between Rockland and Camden Tuesday morning. Steve Wilson, paddle master in the joint training-competition exercise, said Tuesday he… Read More
FARMINGTON (AP) — A trucker whose load of logs rolled onto a state Department of Transportation worker was found innocent of manslaughter. Wayne Roche was found guilty, however, of operating under the influence of alcohol. Sentencing was scheduled for Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
DEXTER — Town officials are seeking state funds to assist property owners in the Echo Lake watershed to upgrade or replace their property’s septic systems. According to Dave Pearson of the town’s code enforcement office, chances are good that Dexter will qualify for a loan. Read More
HOULTON — Friday, June 17, was a quiet day for Houlton firefighter Gene Ross until 5-year-old Alicia Donahue was brought into the fire station, choking on a Lifesaver candy. On Monday night, the Houlton Town Council honored Ross with a plaque for saving the girl’s… Read More
BANGOR — An Eagle Lake man pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing false documents in his Workers’ Compensation case. Bruce Labbe injured his back in the fall of 1987 while working at Loring Air Force Base. In exchange for receiving automatic compensation, Labbe was required to… Read More
HAMLIN — A tree blown over by strong winds Tuesday left electric company customers in the Hamlin area without power for the second time this month. Maine Public Service Co. spokeswoman Virginia Joles said Tuesday that the outage affected customers in the Hamlin circuit but… Read More
Tammy Ogden wants to get off welfare and be a dental hygienist, but she may have to pitch a tent on the street to achieve her goal. Her 9-year-old son, Kevin, thinks it would be fun to live in a tent, but Ogden is “scared… Read More
NORTH BERWICK (AP) — A man who was shot to death after entering a home with a shotgun had more than double the legal limit of alcohol for driving, authorities said Tuesday. Alan M. White died in the living room after being shot by Steve… Read More
The Bangor Rotary Club members had a quiet little retirement ceremony all planned for Norm Lambert at their noon gathering on Tuesday. There was a wooden plaque waiting at the head table, inscribed with heartfelt words of thanks to Lambert for providing lively piano music… Read More
One of the dreams of futurists and a recurring theme of science fiction is the multi-national venture in space — an effort to promote peace on Earth by teaming former antagonists and pitting them against the cosmos. This Cold War fantasy had a brief spring… Read More
LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood Theater Young Performers’ Camp will open its third season Friday for people, 9 to 16 years old, who are yearning to be actors and actresses. Three sessions of the camp will be held this year with each session concluding with a… Read More
CAMDEN — Two adults and a juvenile face drug charges after a Camden police officer caught them smoking hashish behind the town library Monday night. Matthew Boyd, 21, of Camden and Ira Ash, 21, of Coal city, Ill., were charged with possession of hashish. A… Read More
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In the front page index yesterday Miss Maine Victoria Reynolds’ hometown was incorrect. Reynolds lives in Hermon. Read More
I’ve finally figured out why people join the anti-smoking bandwagon. It’s because everyone loves to tell other people what to do, how to do it, when and where to do it. Everyone always knows how to run someone else’s life better than their own, plus it’s easier to… Read More
In reference to “Ordnance Ordinance,” (BDN June 24), I must take exception to your views on this matter. Your contention that the residents of Bowerbank have seen fit to “belittle the law” points out the confused state of mind of a great many of our… Read More
In the BDN editorial, “Heading for November,” on June 18, it noted with approval that Susan Collins, a moderate, was nominated for governor, and said: “Republicans narrowly averted the disaster of being overwhelmed by the zeal of its minority right wing.” I can’t agree that the right wing… Read More
While Woodstock and its hedonism may have been the “seminal event” (June 24 BDN) of the generation for Tom Weber and his friends, a very different happening can safely be said to constitute that “seminal event” for the silent majority of BDN readers and those who help pay… Read More
I am truly shocked that Michael Zuck’s column will no longer greet my eyes in the Bangor Daily News Weekend edition. I shall sorely miss his knowledgeable and enthusiastic writings on gardening. Not since Lorna Evans was dropped as nature writer back in the 1980s (and never replaced)… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aggressive use of cardiac drugs and obedience to doctors’ orders could prolong the lives of many of America’s heart failure victims and save billions of health care dollars, federal officials say in new treatment guidelines. Health care experts said at a news… Read More
MACHIAS — The following grand jury indictments were handed up in Washington County Superior Court with Justice Donald G. Alexander presiding: Chester J. Newell, 26, Princeton, habitual offender and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
BURNHAM — John Sanborn of Burnham doesn’t think of himself as lucky, but he has had a 15-year streak of winnings that indicate he just might be the luckiest guy around. Sanborn has been entering sweepstakes, lotteries, raffles and giveaways ever since he retired in… Read More
Van Buren District Court Operating motor vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor, 90-day license suspension: Jeffrey Dee, 32, Aroostook, New Brunswick, $400, 48 hours in jail; Terry D. Martin, 22, Van Buren, $300; William Berry, 22, Van Buren, $300; Keith R. Cyr, 23, Van… Read More
ROCKLAND — The Maine Lobster Festival seafood cooking contest continues a 17-year tradition of featuring some of Maine’s best seafood dishes prepared by amateur cooks. The event will be held on Friday, Aug. 5, on the festival grounds. Recipes for dishes containing any fish or… Read More
CAMDEN — The wildlife sculptures of Terri and Leo Osborne will be on exhibit from July 1 to July 14, at the Bayview Gallery. A gallery reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 1, to meet the artists. The public is… Read More
MADAWASKA — The Madawaska Town Council will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at Madawaska Town Office. Items on the agenda include hearing concerns of Pleasant Street residents on the condition of their street, a review 1994 Medicare ambulance rates, a hearing for an… Read More
MADAWASKA — Fraser Paper Ltd. of Madawaska has recognized employees who recently retired from the papermaking company. Retirees and the number of years they were with the company: Ike Meyers, 38; Roger Hale, 29; Henry Michaud, 37; Jim Violette, 30; Roger Nadeau, 35; Joe Charbonneau,… Read More
ROCKPORT — Gov. John McKernan told New England’s utility regulators Tuesday that the decisions they make during the rest of this century will seal the region’s economic fate well into the next. Speaking at the annual conference of New England Public Utility Commissioners, the governor… Read More
OLD ORCHARD BEACH (AP) — A Saco man who allegedly slashed his girlfriend’s face with a knife hours earlier drowned Tuesday off Old Orchard Beach in front of police and rescue workers. Saco police had planned to charge Jason Magill, 50, with aggravated domestic assault… Read More
EXETER — The state Fire Marshal’s Office has been called in to investigate the cause of an early morning fire Tuesday which leveled a storage barn belonging to Brian Campbell of Exeter. The barn, located on Routes 11 and 43, was fully engulfed in flames… Read More
BANGOR — In part to slow the state’s plans to build a juvenile detention center in the city, the City Council Monday approved a moratorium on development in the area surrounding the Bangor Mental Health Institute. The city wants development in the area put on… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Fourteen individuals who completed Master Gardener training in food production in the home garden are volunteering 30 hours each to teach others about gardening. These individuals participated in training sessions on fruit and vegetable production, basic botany, entomology, plant pathology and soil fertility,… Read More
BREWER — The City Council authorized Tuesday night the appointment of a full-time interim police chief to run the department while Police Chief Eugene Fizell remains on administrative leave. Fizell was placed on paid leave June 18 pending a hearing on allegations made against him by members of… Read More
DEER ISLE — The new school project that residents have been planning for more than a year appears scuttled now that it has failed to make the state’s protected list of schools to be built over the next three years. Local school officials learned Tuesday… Read More
BANGOR — The Bangor City Council on Tuesday approved a mechanism to share future tax revenue with General Electric as an incentive for the company to expand its facilities here. General Electric plans to expand its building located at Florida and Maine avenues. The expanded… Read More
WASHINGTON — One day after Maine cracked down on nine so-called “deadbeat dads,” Rep. Olympia J. Snowe urged House congressional leaders Tuesday to adopt a similar statute as part of national legislation to enhance child support collection efforts. Snowe, who is co-chair of the Congressional… Read More
LIMESTONE — Federal accounting officials toured the Loring Air Force Base hospital Tuesday as the process begins to turn the building into one of 25 centers across the country for the military’s accounting services. The hospital was the primary building of interest to members of… Read More
SKOWHEGAN — A former Pittsfield councilor, accused of molesting a young boy a week ago, remained in jail Tuesday, unable to post bail. Dale Goodwin, 27, of the Phillips Corner Road attempted to have his bail reduced at a hearing last Thursday but instead it… Read More
For the last week or so, we have been inundated with facts and myths regarding the “O.J. Simpson story.” We have heard Americans scream “Go Juice” as we watched the nationally televised police pursuit of Mr. Simpson. We have heard numerous news commentators lament the tragic downfall of… Read More
LINCOLN — A 27-year-old Lincoln man was killed early Tuesday morning when he became caught in a paper-drying machine at Lincoln Pulp and Paper Co. Mark A. Mulligan was pronounced dead at the scene of the 2 a.m. accident and federal workplace-safety investigators were on… Read More
ROCKLAND — SAD 5 voters passed the two remaining lines of a $7.9 million budget on Tuesday night, after admonishing the school board for poor communication with the public. On June 14 at the polls, district voters passed the total budget, but rejected the administration… Read More
HOLDEN — The $125,000 that was cut and then restored at the June 8 district budget meeting for SAD 63 didn’t even get a mention Tuesday evening when the budget was reconsidered at a special meeting. Instead, discussion began around the figure of $165,000, and in the end… Read More
WINTERPORT — The voting booths in the back of the room remained vacant, but the town of Winterport relived its June 14 election for selectman on Wednesday morning in front of a handful of townspeople. At the end of 2 hours and 10 minutes of recounting, the results… Read More
ORONO — The Orono-Old Town Kiwanis Club needs help. Donations for the club’s annual auction have fallen off in recent years, said Kiwanian Clair G. Wood, who is heading this year’s auction committee. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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On June 8, there was a school budget meeting held in Holden. Early in the evening it was voted to cut $125,000 from a proposed $500,000 plus increase in the budget. After much stalling, the hour became late and around midnight it became apparent that the “special interest”… Read More
HOULTON — The Board of Environmental Protection has approved unanimously an application for the Southern Aroostook Solid Waste Disposal District to build a secure solid waste landfill in Hammond. Last month the BEP held two days of public hearings in Houlton on the landfill proposal. Read More
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Area residents have come to the aid of a New York woman who wound up in a local hospital after going into premature labor on a ferry. Her new son — who weighs just 4 pounds, 5 ounces — must… Read More
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A new test targeting an antibody in people with Lyme disease could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of the hard-to-detect infection, researchers say. In an article in the July issue of the San Diego-based Journal of Clinical Investigation, a New… Read More
BELFAST — A team of investigators from the state Fire Marshal’s Office began sifting through ashes and conducting interviews Tuesday in the aftermath of another suspicious downtown fire. Most of a four-unit apartment house was destroyed during the spectacular blaze that lit the Monday night… Read More
AUGUSTA — An obscenity-laced diatribe broadcast last April at his Scarborough Downs racetrack could cost Joe Ricci one week’s profits if he fails to submit to drug testing. In a unanimous decision returned Tuesday afternoon by the four-member Maine Harness Racing Commission, Ricci was: googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island — They have argued about it for at least a century — whether there should be a bridge or tunnel between this verdant crescent-shaped island province and mainland Canada. Some said a “fixed link” was needed to spur economic growth and… Read More
YORK (AP) — A red tide that hit the coast two weeks ago has made it dangerous to eat clams, mussels, oysters and quahogs harvested from the affected areas, authorities said. The area of concern stretches from the Piscataqua River north to Biddeford Pool, where… Read More
WELLS (AP) — Caesar is a big 27-month-old Rottweiler whose only threat to people is his tongue, according to police. But he’s also a police dog. And that, says Police Chief William Zackular, was all someone needed to shoot and severely wound the dog. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
MADAWASKA — Black thunder clouds were threatening, but about 150 people braved the elements and attended the annual symbolic re-enactment of the 1785 landing of the Acadians at St. David Village Tuesday afternoon. Canoes arrived just minutes after a few drops of rain fell. The… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Director Steven Spielberg, whose Oscar-winning movie “Schindler’s List” has been seen by more than a million high school students in a special program, told senators Tuesday that young people must be educated against hate crimes. “Hatred exists not because people have never… Read More
EAST WINTHROP (AP) — A family on Cobbossee Lake says they are being terrorized by a snapping turtle the size of a trash-can lid, but a state wildlife biologist says it’s probably the other way around. Gene Dumont said the big turtle is probably acting… Read More
LEWISTON (AP) — The furor that resulted when a mother asked school personnel to allow her disabled daughter to die in the event of a medical emergency has prompted the state’s largest teachers union to begin drafting legislation to establish guidelines. The Maine Education Association… Read More
The quilt, that puffy blanket made of bits of random fabric sewn together to make a pattern, has always been representative of something special, warm and personal. In a word, home. What better way, then, to make people who are without homes feel a sense… Read More
PORTLAND (AP) — A teen-ager who pleaded guilty in the fatal beating of a Saco man with a baseball bat was ordered to serve 13 years in prison Tuesday despite a tearful apology. Luis Rosado, 17, choked back tears in Cumberland County Superior Court as… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reasons to avoid the midday sun sound like a litany of physical ills in modern America — skin cancer, cataracts, damaged immune system, premature aging. Now Americans will at least have guidelines to how bad it is out there. The government launched… Read More
The complaints and arguments against the state’s policy to identify and suspend the driver’s licenses of parents who fail to make child support payments are well known and worn out. It doesn’t wash that they have started new families when they couldn’t or wouldn’t support… Read More
BANGOR — The University of Maine is seeking to scrap plans to merge its Bangor community college campus, known as University College, with its Orono campus, it was announced Tuesday. Speaking to about 60 UC faculty and employees on the Bangor campus, UM President Frederick… Read More
BANGOR — Police on Tuesday continued to investigate the death of a mentally impaired woman who was found strangled in her Ohio Street apartment a week and half ago. Bonnie Hass, 39, was found dead in her apartment at 173 Ohio Street at 1:45 a.m. Read More
VAN BUREN — Only a week after Van Buren voters opted to compost and recycle their town’s garbage, officials here are gearing up for a meeting on rules with state environmental officials. Department of Environmental Protection officials from Presque Isle — and quite likely Augusta… Read More
ROCKPORT — Panelists at the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners here Tuesday agreed that environmental mandates have been an unchecked driving force behind soaring rates for fuel, electricity and water. They offered predictions of change ranging from the modestly optimistic to the downright bleak. Read More
LAMOINE — Two Lamoine entrepreneurs are spearheading a drive to change the town’s status from dry to wet. Ruth Keene and David Schroeder hope to turn an abandoned gravel pit into the town’s only store, a venture contingent on their ability to sell beer and… Read More
LUBEC — Residents here are expected to accept a federal planning grant of up to $30,000 to improve the town’s waterfront business district at a special town meeting at 7 tonight in the municipal building. Administered by the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development,… Read More